Rare and historic California sterling silver souvenir spoon from 1891.

Signed on the back - GEO. C. SHREVE & CO. - STERLING.

This spoon was once owned by Tiburcio Parrott, in 1891, at his historic winery home Chateau de Mira-Valle, in St. Helena, Sonoma County, California. The initials TFP are engraved on the front of the handle (for Tiburcio F. Parrott). The handle is decorated with fine images of vines, grapes and leaves.

Length - 6 1/4” (16 cm)

Weight - 34 grams

PROVENANCE: San Francisco estate

CONDITION : Excellent condition. Light wear and tarnish. No damage or restoration.

NOTES / REFERENCES: Most notable among the early growers was wealthy San Francisco banker and financier Tiburcio Parrott, who established a vineyard that he named Miravalle and built a Victorian-style home that still stands on the property. In 1893, a local newspaper reported: Old vineyardists asked him (Parrott) what he expected to do among those hills and rocks, and when told by Mr. Parrott that he expected to raise grapes and produce wine unsurpassed in the world, they laughed at him and told him his hopes would never be realized. The Parrott wines took first place at the San Francisco Midwinter Fair the following year and a gold medal at the Worlds Fair two years later. The historic La Perla, Chevalier and Miravalle vineyards are now part of Spring Mountain Vineyard. -from the Spring Mountain District history page.

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